South Africa

World TB Day: Patients speak out

Patients suffering from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have been blogging about their experiences of the disease and treatment for

MDR-TB patient Rohatay Abdullaeva at her home, town of Hojeily, Karakalpakstan.

Urban Survivors: A journey through the world's slums

02.11.2011
 

World TB Day 2011 - MSF rolling out new test in 15 countries

24.03.2011

On World TB Day, 24 March 2011, MSF is announcing the roll-out of a promising new diagnostic test which can detect drug-resistant...

 

South Africa

16.11.2010

An estimated 5.7 million people are living with
HIV in South Africa,
which makes up approximately 17 per cent of the world’s HIV population,...

South Africa 2010 © Kenneth M Tong /MSF

Much done, but more to do

06.09.2010

Belgium doctor, Dr Gilles van Cutsem, currently working with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in South Africa, outlines...

Donors gambling with patients' lives

20.07.2010

International donors are disregarding scientific evidence on the benefits of earlier and expanded treatment for HIV/AIDS.

Extra Time! MSF's World Cup Blog

13.07.2010

How strange it would be if the players in a World Cup winning side were to meet just five days before the deciding match for the very first time...

© Lisa Skinner

Extra Time Blog Post 2: The South African Samba, can you feel it?

15.06.2010

Post 2: The South African Samba, can you feel it?

MSF staf celebrate in Johannesburg © MSF

Malawi Measles Epidemic

04.06.2010

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© Nabila Kram

Video: No Time To Quit

27.05.2010

In a new report launched today, MSF warns that backtracking by international donors in funding for HIV/AIDS treatment will undermine years of...

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